The Grunion Might Run Tonight

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • June 3, 2011
According to the California Department of Fish and Game, late March to early June is the peak time where the grunion have their orgy along California beaches. They crawl up the sand on nights with a full or new moon to spawn and do their slippery...
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